Corner-fastening for bedsteads.



L.\FRANK.

CORNER FASTENING FOR BEDSTEADS. APPLICATION I'ILED Ariixl, 191s.

L63,425 Patented June 3, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

L. FRANK.

CORNER FASTENING FOR BEDSTEADS.

APPLIOATIONVIILEI) APR.7, 191s.

Patented June 3, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

35 Z 5 mm ntoz 1 attozweg W neeaiiea To alLw/wm it may concern:

bedstead.

rrrru,

rice,

LOUIS FRANK, or BROOKLYN, new roux.

oonnnn ras'rnumo FOR BEDSTEADS.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 7, 1913. Serial No. 7 ,48.

Be it known that I,Lonis Fin-inn, a subect of the Czar'of Russia, and aresident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new. and useful Improvements in Corner- Fastenings forBedsteads, of which the following is a specification.

- j The invention pertains more particularly to corner fastenings formetal bedsteads, and the purpose of the invention is to provide afastener whose members are formed .of sheet steel andare not only, ofextremely durable character but capable of convenient. and efficientuse. 1 i

A-'further purpcse of the invention is to provide a corner fasteningwhich will present smooth exterior surfaces and not mar the appearanceof't-he other portions of a The corner fastening of my invention coin-.prises two interlocking parts, each preferi The details of theinterlocking members of the fastening will be explained hereinafter inconnection with the drawings forming a part'of this application and inwhich:

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly bro-ken away, of a bedsteadequipped Wlth corner 'fastenings'embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is acentral vertical longitudinal section through a portion of abedstead-post and side rail, jwith the corner fasten ng memberscomposing my invention shown as connecting said post and side rail, thesection being on the dotted line 22 of Fig. 3; Fig. 3 is a sectionalview through the same on the dotted line 3-3 of Fig. 2, the transversehead rail and longitudinal side rail being partly broken away; Fig. 4 isa perspective view of one end portion of a siderail of a bedstead havingsecured thereto one memberof the corner fastening of my invention; Figs.5, '6 and 7 are correspond ng perspectitle views showing some mod ficatons in *Patented June 3 1 9 13.

details of that member of the corner fasten- I ing carried by the siderails;;Fig. 8 is a perspective view of that member of the cornerfastening to'be secured to the post and adapted on its side to receivethe transverse end rail ofthe bedstead and at its outer or free end toreceive and interlock with the fastening member carried by. the

side rail; Fig. 9'represents in top elevation the metal blank fromwhich, by bending, the

fastening member illustrated in Fig. 8 is L produced, and Fig.- 10 is anend view, taken from the left hand end of Fig; 8, of the fasteningmember produced from the blank shown in Fig. 9. r

In the drawings, posts, 16 the usual angle iron side rail, and 1-7 thecustomary angle iron transverse end rail of a bedstead. The two membersof my designates the cor'iier corner fastening are denoted byt-hereference numerals 18, 19, respectively, the 1116111 ber 18 beingconnected with the corner-post and receiving one end of the end rail 17,and the member 19 being bolted or otherwise secured to the end of theside rail 16 and adapted to deta'chably interlock with the member 18.- I

The 'inember 18 is formed from one integral sheet steel blank of thecharacter shown in Fig. .9, in which the dotted lines indicate the foldlines of the blank on which 7 .the blank is folded to transform it intothe construction shown in Figs. 8 and 10. Themember 18 comprisesintegrally a top 20, 'and vertical sides 21, 22, the side 22 pre-SQIltIHQ- an outer plain vertical surface and 1 the side 21 havingformed in it a rightangu- 'lar slot- 23 to receive the end of the endrail 17 'of the bedstead. The lower edge of the side 22 connects with abottom section'2 1 of the-blank and the edge of this section 2 1 isformed with integral lugs or projections 25 which enter and are upsetwithin correspondingly shaped openings 126 formed in the side member orsection 21, as will be understood on reference-to Figs; 8- and9, wherebythe blank is securely fastened in rectangular outline. The section 24representing the bottom ofthe fastening member 18 has a lip 26 cuttherein, and said lip is bent upwardly at its outer end tocon stitute a"rigid plate standing immediately at the front of the vertical member ofthe' angle iron end rail 17, so that when the said endrail isinsertedthrough the right-angular slot, 23in the side 21 it wll'l'liebetween the post and said lip 26, as shown in Fig. 2, in which itwill'be seen that the end rail 17 at its upper horizontal flange engagesthe bolt 27 which extends through'aihole in the top 20 of the member 18.The top 20 and lip 26 and engages a threaded hole in the rail" 17, Theend rail 17 is, at its end, thussupported in the right-angular slot 23of the side 21, but is further fastened by the bolt 27 and its relationto the post 15 and bottom 24 of the member 18 have at their outer edgescorresponding apertured lugs '28 which are inserted through slotsformed] in the post 15 and receive a vertical wedge 29, whereby saidmember 18 becomes fastened to. the post in a' manner well understood inthisart.

That portion of the blank constituting the top 20 is formed with anextending tongue portion 30 subdivided. on dotted lines,

3132 into sections 33, 34, 35, and said portion 30, when foldeddownwardly onth'e dotted line 36, affords in the section 33 an inwardlyset front for the member 18, while the section'3 l of said portion 30forms a lower layer bearing upon the upper surface of the bottom 24 andthe section 35, when bent upwardly on the dotted line 32, presents whatmaybe termed a vertical hook portion whose upper edge is below the upperedge of the sides 21, 22. The portion 35 is separated by avertical spacefrom the section 33, as. shown in Fig. 1, and into-this space is passedcertain engaging parts of the fastening member 19 when the two me'mbersof the fastener are to be interlocked. The hookportion .35 is betweenthesides 21, 22 and preferably set inwardly from the vertical edges of thesame. The section 35 is formed at its opposite side edges with lugs 37which, when the blank is folded to convert it into the fastening member18, are

inserted into and headed within holes 38 formed in the side sections21,22, thereby aiding inlocking said side sections together and inrigidly maintaining'thc section 35 in vertical position. I have formedthe hook section 35 both of one layer of material'and of two layers ofmaterial, in accordance with the size of the'bedstead employing the bedfastening, and when the hook section is to be formed of two layers ofmaterial, I add to the section 2 1 of the blank an exten sion 39, whichwhen turned upwardly from the bottom section.21 on the fold line 40,will lie at the outer side of and closely against the hook section 35,as shown in Figs. 1 and 8, thereby increasing the thickness of the hooksection and aiding in rigidly supporting the same and in. enabling themember 18 to properly sustain the weight 1,oee,425

exerted on it by the fastening member 19.

VVhen the extension 39 is omitted from the bottom section 24, then 'thehook section 35 will be of a single layer. The blank shown in Fig. 9may, therefore, be folded into the rectangular fastening member 18 shownin Fig. 8 and afforded in one integral piece of sheet steel theftop I20,bottom 24:, vertica.

parallel. sides 21, 22,;lugs 28 to enter the post. 15, a lip or plate'26 to which the end of, the end rail 17 may be secured, and a forwardhook construction to receive the fastening member 19,.'

The fastening member 19 will be formed of steel and fastened by rivetsorbolts 41. or otherwise upon the end of theside rail 16, and-said member19 extends across the ,top and down the sides of said side rail and hasat its outer end a downwardly projecting portion composed partly of thesides -12 and the end 43 of said member 19 to enter between the sections33, 35 of the member 18 and thereby interlock with said member, asshownin Fig. 2. The section 35 of the member 18 affords an upwardly extendinghook portion and the outer end'of the member 19 a downwardly extendinghook member to tightly fit between the sections 33, 35 of the member 18with, by preference, a wedging action. The sides 42 of the member 19will preferably beislotted, as" at .44, to form the downwardlyprojecting hook portion and the slots 44 should only be of sufficientwidth to snugly engage theouter vertical front part-of the hook section'on the member 18, whether said 'hook section be ofone layer or twolayers. -The fastening member-19 is of b'oxlike.cdnstruction and whencngagedwith the member .18 constitutes, in the preferred construction, asubstantial continuation, especially at the top, of the surfacesthereof. I prefer to provide the fastening member 19 with the slots 44,as shown in Fig. 4, so that there may not only be a binding action ofthe hook portion of the member 19 at the inner side of the hook portionof the member 1.8, but that in the slots 44 there shall be a binding 01wedging'action against the front-and'rear surfaces of the hook portionof the member 18, but I do not desire to limit the invention to theprovision of the slots 14- in the sides of the member 19, since saidmember admits of various modifications without impairing its function orthe function of the member 18. For instance, I may construct theinterlocking memben carried by the side'rail in the mannerillustrated inFig. 5 in which I designate said-member, being a modification,.-i-5 andwhich member is formed at its outer end with downwardly projecting hookportions at) to pass within the hook poi-t on of the member 18; Themember 45 at its outer side is formed with a slot 17 to straddlc thehooksection of the memberlS, and

.40 Y said hook-portion of the side-rail member,

: in Fig; 6

in-thatrespeot there is 310m great-deal ot difference between the member19, shown in Figs: 1 and 4, and the member l5, shown in w illustratetheside railfasten- I mg member 48 as formed init-s sides with slots 49 andas having the intermediate por-p leave shoulders 51 to engage thesection 33 'f'tionf' 50' 012E its end depressed 'inwardly to at "themember 18' instead otha'ving' theim'ireignd Surface of i member lSengagegthe ection-33.] P

" ",The rail fastening member 52, shown in Fig. 7, is formed in itssides with the slots 531, and with no downwardly. depending front orouter end plate, the endedgesof the sides of the member 52 beingdepended on to :engage thesection 33 of-the -fastening member 18. Theseveral side rail fastening rail members will beina'de use of; 7

My invention resides more largely in the construction of member 19,itwill be a mat-'- fastening member 18 and in the provisi'on "forcooperation therewith of-a suitable side rail fasteningmember adapted tointerlock i with the outer hook-portion: of the member turned lip towhich the endof said end-rail prising a member 18. The member 18 asconstructed by, me'

is of extremely durable character and ca s.

' "flower end of said front section-and aimemloer I extending upwardlyfrom said "hart;

ble of efficient and convenient use.

hat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is: 1. A corner-fastening for bedsteads com connected with the siderailhaving a downwardly projecting hook-'1' portion and a member connectedwith the corner-post "having an upwardly projecting hook-portion toreceive andintefloclrwith said post-member being formed of 'sheetmetaland comprising a top; opposite sides the inner one of which is adaptedto receive the end-of a bedstead end-rail, a bottom having nearthecorner-post an upwardly may be secured; and a part'connected withsaid top constituting said upwardly projecting hook-portion andcomprising a front section extending downwardly from the end of saidtop, a horizontal sect-ion extending .from the lower end of said frontsection and a member ext-ending upwardly from saidhorizontal sectionbetween said sides.

2. A corner-fastening for bedsteads comarising amember connected withthe siderail having a downwardly projtctinghookportion and a ,inembe'rconnected with the corner-post having an upwardly promoting hook-portionto receivejand interlock with Y said hook portion of the side-railme'mber, said post-member being formed of sheet 1 metal and comprisingastop,

opposite sides' the inner one ofwhich ishdapted to'receive the end of abedstead end-rail; a bottom having near the cornerp0st an upwardly,turned up to which the end of said fld' lall.

- may be secured, and apart connectedwith.

said top constituting said .upwardlykproject ing v hook=portion and:comprising a front section extending 'downward1yffrom the end of saidtop, a horizontal sectionextending from the lower end ofs'aid. frontsection and a member' extending upwardly from said horizontal sectionb,et-wfeen said sides and halving lugs at its 'slde edgesfastene'dwithin holes provided to receive: them insaidsides.

3. A cornerffastening for bedsteadscomfl prising a member connectedwiththe side: rail having a downwardly projecting ho0kportion and .a' me mber connected with the corner-post having an upwardly projectinghook-portion to "receive and interlock withsaidhook-por'tionqof theside-rail member,-

said post-member. being formed of sheet metalzand comprising a" top,opposite sides. the inner one of which is adaptedto receive the end of abedstead end-rail, a bottomhaw;

ing near the corner postan upwardly turned lip to which the-end ofsaidend-rail is .se-

cured, "and a part connected with said top constituting said upwardlyprojecting'hook' portion and comprising a front ,sectionex-ftendingdownwardly from the end of said top; a horizontalsectionextending iron the Zon't-al section between said sides and lugs at itsside edgesfastenediwithin liofles provided to receive them in 'said'sides,"a'n d.

said bottom at one e'dgebeinfg integral with one of said sides andhaying at' its-opposite edge lugs fastened withinholes'nroyided toreceiye them in the other of saidsides. I 4. A corner-fastening :forbedsteads Lcom prising amember connected"with the siderail having .adownwardly projecting hook portion and amember connected withf the'vcorner-post having an upwardly projecting hook-portion to receive andinterlock with said hook-portion of the side-rail member, saidfpost-membe'r" being formed of sheet metal and comprising a top, andopposite sides the inner one of which isiadapted to receive the end of abedstead end-Tail, a bottom having near the corner-post; an upwardlyturned'lip to'whiclitheend .of said end-rail may be secured, and a partconw nected with said top constituting said upwardlyfiprojectinghook-portion and corriprising a frontsection extending down wardly fromtheend of said top, a h01lZOl'1-' talk-section extending fromthe.1ower.end

ofs'aidfront section and a member extending upwardly from between saidsides, and said. bottom atit-s said 1101120111731" sect-ion outer endhaving an upwardly t11r11et l- 'sec tion close against theouter face ofsaid up-i "war'dly extending member of said upwardly "projectinghook-portions and cooperating therewith.

' 5. A corner-fastening for'bedsteads comprising a member connected withthe side rail having a downwardly projecting hookportion and. a memberconnected with the corner-post having an upwardly pro ect1nghook-portion to receive and interlock wit-h said hook-portion of, theside-rail member,

said post-member.being formed of sheet -metal andcomprising a top, andopposite sides the inner one of which'is adapted to receive the end of abedstead end-rai1, a bot 'tom' having near the corner-post an upwardlyturned lip to which the end of saidend-rail maybe secured, and apartconnected with said top constituting said upwardly projectmghook-portion andcomrisin a front section extendin d0W11-' P a wardlyfrom the end of said'top, a horizontal section extending from the lowerend ofsaid front section and a member extending upwardly from saidhorizontal section between said sides, and said side-rail member beingformed of sheet metal and'ha-ving a top and vertical sides which areslotted to create the said downwardly prpjecting hook portion of saidmember. I 6. A corner-fasten1ng for bedsteads comprising a memberconnected wlth the siderail having a downwardly projecting hookport-ionand a member connected with the corner-post having an upwardly proect1ng hook-portion to receive and interlock with said hook-portion ofthe side-rail member,

said vpost-member being formed .ofsheet metal and comprising a top, andopposite sides the inner one of which has an opening to admit the end ofan angle-iron bedstead end-rail, and a bottom having near thecorner-post an upwardly turned lip to which said end of said end-railmaybe secured.

7. A corner-fasten1ng for bedsteads comprising a member connected withthe sideand said side-rail member being formed of sheetmetal and havinga top, a downwardly extending outer end and vertical sides which areslotted near said end to straddle the upwardly extending hook-portion ofsaid' postmember. a

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 3rd day of April, A. 1913.

' LOUIS FRANK.

Vitnesses ARTHUR M.-\RIoN,.

CHAS. C. GILL.

